Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 128:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 128:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 128:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, God will give you blessings from His special place, Zion, and you will always see good things happen in Jerusalem throughout your life.

Psalms 128:5: The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

This verse describes a situation where the righteous receive what the wicked deserve, which contradicts the blessing and prosperity promised to the righteous in Psalms 128:5.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Job 21:7-9

These verses speak of the wicked living in prosperity, which contradicts the implication in Psalms 128:5 that blessings and prosperity belong to those who fear the Lord.

Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5

These verses express envy at the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the notion in Psalms 128:5 that prosperity is a reward for the faithful.

Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

This verse questions why the way of the wicked prospers, which opposes Psalms 128:5's message of prosperity for those who follow God.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:4

This verse describes the wicked oppressing the righteous and justice being perverted, contradicting the idea of divine favor and blessing in Psalms 128:5 for the godly.

Habakkuk 1:4: Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. [wrong: or, wrested]
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